The Role
Administer, secure, monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot Microsoft SQL Server environments across development through production. Perform installations, patching, upgrades, migrations, backups, restores, high availability, and disaster recovery. Support Azure database services and migrations, with additional AWS exposure beneficial. Apply automation, infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, and DevOps practices while documenting processes and improving database operations.
Summary Generated by Built In
SAIC is seeking a skilled Senior Database Administrator in Middletown, RI to administer, maintain, secure and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments supporting business-critical application and data services. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on SQL Server administration experience and practical experience operating databases in cloud environments, preferably Microsoft Azure. Experience supporting Amazon Web Services (AWS) database services is a plus.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer and maintain Microsoft SQL Server databases across development, test, staging, and production environments.
- Monitor database health, availability, performance, capacity, and security; identify and resolve issues before they affect mission or business operations.
- Perform database installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, migrations, and version lifecycle management.
- Develop, test, and maintain backup, restoration, high-availability, and disaster-recovery procedures.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, data science, information systems, or information technology and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience.
- Security+, GSEC, or SSCP; equivalent certification.
- Experience with Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Monitor, Azure Backup, Azure Storage, and Azure networking concepts.
- Experience planning or executing SQL Server migrations to Azure.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, or automation tools.
- Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD practices for database deployments.
- Strong troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to work individually, and in a team.
- Strong documentation and process-improvement habits.
- Willingness to learn evolving cloud database technologies.
- Candidate must be a US Citizen and have the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.
We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, data science, information systems, or information technology plus five or more years of experience; alternatively, a master's degree plus three or more years of experience.
- Security+, GSEC, SSCP, or equivalent certification.
- Experience with Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Monitor, Azure Backup, Azure Storage, and Azure networking concepts.
- Experience planning or executing SQL Server migrations to Azure.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, or automation tools.
- Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD practices for database deployments.
- Strong troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team.
- Strong documentation and process-improvement habits.
- Willingness to learn evolving cloud database technologies.
- Must be a United States citizen and able to obtain a Secret security clearance.
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